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Join us at the beautiful Sedona Mago Retreat Center near Sedona, Arizona
where you’ll spend 5 days filled with skills-building and personal transformation
with esteemed Polyvagal Theory (PVT) expert Deb Dana!


PLUS, earn up to 21.5 CE Hours!
 
Transitioning clients from chronic dysregulation and trauma-driven responses to enhanced emotional regulation, resilience, and overall well-being.

The trauma client is often stuck in a dysregulated state.

Like us, they want to navigate the normal “shifting” we do in our daily lives. Transitioning from one state to another…hyper to calm, irritated to relaxed, overwhelmed to feeling in control.

And because the things we feel and do begin not in our brains, but in our bodies, in the nervous system…

We need the tools and strategies to help clients transition from dysregulated states to a state of emotional balance and control. This includes understanding and leveraging the body's autonomic nervous system to facilitate this process effectively.

Amidst Sedona's majestic red rocks, Deb Dana, LCSW, foremost PVT authority and best-selling author, will unlock the transformative power of understanding how our nervous system influences our responses to stress and social interactions!

Working from the premise that the autonomic nervous system inherently longs to be in regulation and knows the way there, Deb will take you into the core of her work in a practical way.

Compassionately, and within a safe and relaxing environment, Deb will teach you how to partner with the autonomic nervous system, reset clients' nervous systems, and restore safety.

This immersive and interactive learning experience is an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of your own nervous system and learn the fundamentals of polyvagal informed therapy.


Deb Dana

“…Deb Dana brilliantly transforms a neurobiologically-based theory into clinical practice and Polyvagal Theory comes alive.”

–Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Originator of Polyvagal Theory

PESI retreats fill up fast, so secure your spot today!

Deb Dana’s Polyvagal Theory Experiential Retreat
An Immersive Autonomic Journey Toward Healing Client Trauma and More

 

LIVE in Sedona, Arizona
Monday, September 30th – Friday, October 4th, 2024


Single Occupancy: $2,999

Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/30/24

Plus, earn up to 21.5 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.

As a clinician, your primary role is to be a safe and regulated presence for your clients.

By understanding the autonomic nervous system, you can become a reliable resource for both your well-being and your clients'. Learn how to create the maps of Deb’s signature mapping series to:

  1. Understand your autonomic responses, patterns, and triggers
  2. Use your nervous system responses to track ruptures in the therapeutic relationship
  3. Implement quick and reliable ways to return to and anchor in regulation
  4. Use autonomic transparency to repair a rupture

Join a group of your colleagues as Deb guides you through immersive and experiential group activities, live demonstrations, hands-on skills training to help clients:

  1. Achieve stable autonomic regulation and better emotional control
  2. Build resilience, recover quickly from stress, and reduce trauma symptoms
  3. Form and maintain healthier relationships with improved social engagement
  4. Understand their nervous system and use self-soothing techniques independently
  5. Experience greater safety and stability, engaging more fully with daily life
  6. And so much more!

You don’t want to miss this opportunity to learn from Deb Dana and unlock the full potential of Polyvagal Theory to revolutionize your clinical practice.

PLUS! The Sedona Mago Retreat Center offers an exquisite landscape, waterfalls, garden walks, and healthful cuisine.

Attendees rave about how wonderful it is to stay at Mago... taking time to unwind, rejuvenate, and connect with themselves and their community of colleagues... all at this remarkable place. The daily schedule is designed to allow ample personal time to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and amenities. And, with all-inclusive pricing, your lodging, meals, and training are all covered in one simple price.

Join us to become a beacon of safety, resilience, and healing for your clients like never before!


Are you ready! Register today and we’ll see you in Sedona!

Deb Dana’s Polyvagal Theory Experiential Retreat
An Immersive Autonomic Journey Toward Healing Client Trauma and More

 

LIVE in Sedona, Arizona
Monday, September 30th – Friday, October 4th, 2024


Single Occupancy: $2,999

Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/30/24

Plus, earn up to 21.5 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Retreat Schedule
All Times Listed in Local Time
 

Monday, September 30, 2024

4:00–5:30 pm
Check-in
5:30–6:30 pm
Dinner
7:00–9:00 pm
Introduction and Overview Content*
 

Tuesday, October 1 – Thursday, October 3, 2024

7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am–12:00 pm
Training*
12:00–1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00–5:30 pm
Restoration and Relaxation
5:30–6:30 pm
Dinner
6:30–8:30 pm
Training*
 

Friday, October 4, 2024

7:00–8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00–9:30 am
Training*
9:30 am–12:00 pm
Check Out and Depart Retreat Center

*CE is awarded during these specified times. Licensing boards require full attendance to the entire retreat, including departure day, to receive any credit for the entire retreat. Please plan travel accordingly.

Who Should Attend?
 
The target audience includes:
 
  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Case Managers
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Physicians
  • Therapists
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Nurses
  • Other Mental Health Professionals
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Deb Dana’s Polyvagal Theory Experiential Retreat
An Immersive Autonomic Journey Toward Healing Client Trauma and More


 

LIVE in Sedona, Arizona
Monday, September 30th – Friday, October 4th, 2024

Single Occupancy: $2,999

Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/30/24

Plus, earn up to 21.5 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Retreat Content
Detailed Learning Objectives and Outline Coming Soon!


Deb Dana’s Polyvagal Theory Experiential Retreat
An Immersive Autonomic Journey Toward Healing Client Trauma and More

 

LIVE in Sedona, Arizona
Monday, September 30th – Friday, October 4th, 2024


Single Occupancy: $2,999

Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/30/24

Plus, earn up to 21.5 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.
Meet Your Retreat Instructor
Deb Dana
Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, and author. Deb’s work shows how an understanding of Polyvagal Theory is applicable across the board to relationships, mental health, and trauma. She is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both clear and accessible and for pioneering Rhythm of Regulation® methodology, tools, techniques, and practices which continue to open the power of Polyvagal Theory to professionals and curious people from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life.

Deb believes we all benefit when we have a basic understanding of the ways the nervous system works and learn how to become active operators of this essential system. Following this passion has led her to partner with groups and communities outside of the clinical arena - and bring the Polyvagal perspective to the ordinary, and sometimes extraordinary, experiences of daily living.

Deb’s clinical work published with W.W. Norton includes The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices, the Polyvagal Flip Chart, the Polyvagal Card Deck, and Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety. She partners with Sounds True to bring her polyvagal perspective to a general audience through the audio program Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory and her print book Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory.

Click here for information about Deborah Dana
What does Tuition Include?
 
  1. Learn from Deb Dana, internationally renowned PVT expert & author
  2. Immersion in experiential activities, demonstrations, group work, and more!
  3. Learn to help clients restore safety & resiliency and improve emotional regulation
  4. Up to 21.5 CE Hours, CE certificate & course manual
  1. Healing vortexes, meditation areas, & labyrinth
  2. Peaceful lake & trails – surrounded by magnificent red rock mountains
  3. Healthful (and tasty!) pesco-vegetarian cuisine
  4. Private lodging & bathrooms for the duration of your stay
Autumnal lakeside landscape photo at the Sedona Mago Retreat Center
Autumnal lakeside landscape photo at the Sedona Mago Retreat Center

If you’re looking for a place to unwind and reconnect with what’s important, what better environment than one of the most beautiful deserts on the planet?

The Sedona Mago Retreat Center is located in Sedona, Arizona, an area long known for natural healing and spiritual awakening. It is surrounded by red monoliths, Native American ruins, and majestic mountains. Experience the beauty, feel the energy, and awaken your spirit.

Retreat Highlights

  • Secluded retreat, offering 173 acres
  • Private or shared casitas with private bathrooms
  • Healthful pesco-vegetarian cuisine (3 meals daily)
  • Beautiful lake surrounded by trees, flowers, aromatic herbs, and many wild birds
  • Covered patios, meditation areas & labyrinth
  • Healing vortexes, experience healing and deep awakening
  • Peaceful trails to enjoy nature
  • Awe-inspiring sunrises, sunsets and stargazing
  • Direct shuttle service available from Phoenix Sky Harbor (additional fees)
 

Retreat Location

Sedona Mago Retreat
3500 E Bill Gray Road
Sedona, AZ 86336, USA

Phone: (928) 204-3391

Retreat Center Website

Retreat Center FAQs

Shuttle Services

Shuttle services are available from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport to Sedona Mago. Please contact AZ Shuttle Select (623-200-2849) or Groome Transportation (928-350-8466) for more information and reservations. Note that transit times may take longer than the geographical distance from the airport. Please review the retreat’s schedule above, inquire regarding transit times with the shuttle services and plan flights/travel accordingly.

Accessibility

Sedona Mago Retreat Center has been mindfully set in nature – the grounds and roads are a mixture of dirt, gravel, and pavement. The general guest areas are spread out over many acres, so getting to and from various points will require walking moderate distances and traversing stairs and hills. If mobility is a concern, please contact the retreat center before registering with PESI.

Non-Participating Retreat Guests

Sedona Mago is an all-inclusive retreat center. All reservations are per individual, not per room. All individuals staying at the retreat center incur a room and board charge whether or not they are participating in the PESI educational training. If you are considering bringing a guest with you who will not be participating in the PESI educational training, please contact PESI at 800-844-8260.

CE Information

Please review the retreat’s credit information by clicking any of the “Click here for CE credit details” links found above.

PLEASE NOTE: Most licensing boards require full attendance to the entire program to receive any credit.

Please review the retreat’s schedule above and plan your travel accordingly to ensure full attendance to the program.

Health and Safety

Attendees’ health and safety is a top priority for PESI & Sedona Mago Retreat Center. For the most up-to-date health and safety guidelines, click here.

All attendees are advised to purchase travel insurance that includes a cancellation for any reason option to protect your travel plans.

If for any reason you are unable to attend, please contact us immediately:

Email: retreatinfo@pesi.com • Phone: 800-844-8260

Please check with your local government to see what advisories are in place before you travel. All flights are subject to the terms and conditions of your airline carrier’s policy travel plans.

Deb Dana’s Polyvagal Theory Experiential Retreat
An Immersive Autonomic Journey Toward Healing Client Trauma and More

 

LIVE in Sedona, Arizona
Monday, September 30th – Friday, October 4th, 2024


Single Occupancy: $2,999

Interested in a payment plan? Get started for just half down today!
Click here for Payment Plan Information
Payment Plan available through 7/30/24

Plus, earn up to 21.5 CE Hours — included in your tuition. Click here for Credit details
Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Don't see your state profession listed? Contact us.

NOTE: No additional discounts or coupons may be applied to this online retreat.
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